NATIVE AFFAIRS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 703, 29 November 1881, Page 2

NATIVE AFFAIRS.

Things are still quiet at Pungarehu, men being employed in taking tois-tois and raupo into the camy from tlie pah for the purpose of building cooking houses and whares ut t'.ie new camp, into which a change will be made during the present week. At the New Plymouth Police Court on Saturday last Rangi Puahoaho (Lloyd) was charged with having, on 10th Nov., unlawfully obstructed Mr Hursthouse in the execution of his duty, and refiuiog to Jeiive Parihaka when requested ; also, with exciting the natives to oppose the action of the Government. The trial is still proceeding At Hawera on Saturday last the Hon. Mr Bryco was presented with an address from a number of settlers congratulating him and the Government upon the success of the Native Policy, and expressing confidence that the Government would settle all difficulty in the immediate future. Mr Bryce intimated that ha would forward a formal reply. The address was the more valuable because the people presenting it knew the nature of the difficulty the Government had to dteal with. He declared that law and order should be established on the Coast and the Colony. The Christchurch Press statei that;.by the brtgantine Omaha, which arrived at

cm Sunday last, trom theCsithata Isl-inds, there came a Maori sfef, avijjfirticular friend and admirer of" T<# Whitsluden with presents for the Parihakjßjpropliet. Amongst the savory things-fls£t'thin rangitira had with him were t'wfe'*' ty-thtee. casks of preserved albatrosses, a delicacy much przed by the Natives. The cost of capturing, preparing, and packing Mint quantity of birds j was s.-Jd been £2OO, a sum-which. : the chief generously paid over, Hoping to have (be pleasure of surprising his prophet friend'at I'arihaka with substantial: evidence of his allegiance and reverence, jt'pon* the? vessel's arrival at port.our porter informed the passengers, of anvst of the arch and his due lodgnvet t in pwsYiii with Tohu and the others. The chief; however, utterly repudiated any*■belief in. tie story, remark ing that even were snch the fact and that T'e Wbiti was killed he would retfjrn to. Ji?e- agaui quite eas'ly. Upon a newarjanfer being shown him with the particui 1... headed "Trial of Te Whiti," he laughingly observed that it wasmerelyput in the papers to ensure a readier sale for them. "» The Natives seem; to be taking matters more easily at Ckoraw'aY : Titdkoivam'k. place. Those who liave remained have cleared a place for the returng dnes, whoare dropping.in from Oeo.. A-bullock and pigs have been killed to feast the Native Minister here with. •